Tenure 1256–1257 Died Byzantine Empire House Asen dynasty | Father Ivan Asen II Grandchildren Ana Terter Name Maria of | |
Successor Irene Laskarina of Nicaea Issue Ivan Asen III, Kira Maria Mother Irene Komnene of Epirus Spouse Mitso Asen of Bulgaria (m. 1256) Children Kira Maria Asenina of Bulgaria, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria Parents Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Irene Komnene Doukaina | ||
Predecessor Elisabeth Rostislavna | ||
Maria Asenina of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and empress consort. She was the consort of Emperor Mitso Asen of Bulgaria (r. 1256-1257).
She was the daughter of Emperor Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria and Empress Irene Komnene of Epirus. Through her mother, she was a granddaughter of Theodore of Epirus. She is mother of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Asen III (r. 1279-1280) and of Bulgarian Empress Kira Maria, who married Emperor George I of Bulgaria.
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